Category Archives: Too XYZ

Half Belated, Half on Time

Between keeping up with more than one blog, still trying to understand the world of Twitter, a stubborn head cold and auditioning for plays, some things are bound to get left behind. But give me credit when it is due me, I fill in the void, albeit belatedly. Fellow blogger, Twitterer, and freelance writer Melissa …

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Kindred Blogger

I wanted to draw everyone’s attention to this post by fellow blogger, (and new Twitter acquaintance),  Ashley Nicole. She draws attention to how sometimes it feels like the hard work isn’t paying off. (Though she knows that one day it will, and she is right.) By far a more positive person then myself. But as …

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Own Your Victimization

“Repeat after me, ‘I am not a victim,”. I would hear this from a bitchy ex-girlfriend of mine quite often when I would mention how unfairly I had been treated, or how it is sometimes near impossible to overcome the inertia of multiple large setbacks which I have faced all of my life. I’d repeat …

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Come Follow Follow Follow Follow Follow Follow Follow Me?

(Believe me, it’s a song.) But the point being made here is that as a blogger I like for people to follow what I write. Both officially and unofficially. And I certainly hope the unofficial numbers are higher than the official ones, as I have only two official followers. I have lately tried finding blogs …

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When Should Rules Rule?

The temptation among many creative types is to say, “Ignore the rules. Make your own rules. DOWN WITH ALL RULES! We are Too XYZ for stinking rules!” Indeed if you are caught following a rule or a convention, you are not an artist, writer, filmmaker. You become a sell out. Take it easy. Let’s back …

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